Fri
17th
Family Affairs
Published by: Christian Guy on Friday 17th July 2009 11:07am
Nick Clegg’s recent misrepresentation of Conservative proposals to strengthen families and recognise the uniqueness of marriage, adopted from Breakthrough Britain, was little more than political point scoring.
He denied that Britain was broken; he accused David Cameron of being obsessed with ‘cajoling people to conform to a single view of what a happy couple should look like’; and he dismissed CSJ family policies as ‘bizarre and patronising’.
Yet Every Family Matters, building on Breakthrough Britain and our early intervention work, calls for a move away from such outdated politics of left and right on marriage and family - instead looking at ‘what works’ for society.
Based on evidence, we call for greater utilisation of marriage preparation courses; community support and guidance for families through new Family Relationship Hubs; a cooling off period before divorce proceedings are initiated; mandatory mediation in children matters; and valuation of the uniqueness of marriage in the tax and benefits system.
It is time to recognise that healthy marriages build healthy families, and healthy families build a healthy society. Reversing social breakdown starts there.
You can read what Nick Clegg MP said here
And read what Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP (Chairman of the CSJ) has to say on the matter here
Tue
14th
In the News!
Published by: CSJ on Tuesday 14th July 2009 08:07am
Broken Britain - Can We Fix It? -
Telegraph - 12/7/09
In the first of a new series on fixing Broken Britain, Paul Kendall investigates how society suffers when a family breaks down. A new report released by the Centre for Social Justice calls for the law to focus on marriage as at the heart of the family and proposes a three month "cooling off" period before couples go through with a divorce.
To read the article in full, click here
In the first of a new series on fixing Broken Britain, Paul Kendall investigates how society suffers when a family breaks down. A new report released by the Centre for Social Justice calls for the law to focus on marriage as at the heart of the family and proposes a three month "cooling off" period before couples go through with a divorce.
To read the article in full, click here
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